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GRACIE SINGS THE NEW "TIPPERARY' FOR HER BOYS'
Wish Me Luck
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Wish me luck, as you wave me goodbye ...
By ANDREW KIDD
we shaff all be singing the new "Tipperary" with Gracie Fields.
It is "Wish Me Larck As You Wave Me Gouilbye," one of thei
songs from "Shipyard Sally," her fost sim.
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Cheerio, here I go, on my way.
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"Black-Out
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With its brisk marching movement, it captures the spirit DOCTORS in London and the big provincial cilles are already
of the time-the leave-takings at crowded railway.stalions, the departures of ships and planes.
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Here is the chorust. Wish me luck as you wave
good-bye, Cheerio, here 3 go on my way, Wish me luck as S WAVE E
Food-bye.
With
cheer. not a tear, make it gay. Give me a mulle I can keep all
the while
la my heart while Foi away. Til we meet once again you and
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Wish me luck as you wave m
good-bye.
Gracie spoke uver the phone! recently: I am delighted that "WEL
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I would sing it to you, but I have fo sit down to sing these days and, there's not a chair about!"
Back in Peacehaven, Sussex, after her last-minute rusil from "lar recuperating holiday In Capri at the outbreak of war, Gracle has ten evacuated child- ren from her 'arphanage to keep her company.
"The docters say I must take things easy for the next six months at least," she said.
Sing for Gracie
"I am hurrying up to get well so
Me Luck' will be the new Tipperary.' that I can do my bit.
dealing with a new complaint "Black-out Nerves." The symptoms are severe headaches, similar to those caused by neuralgia and eye-strain.
A well-known London doctor says: "More than twenty of my patients have consulted me about mysterious headaches, and eye-strain.
"Until we can readjust ourselves to the new conditions of life. there is only one cure for black-out nerves-n strong tonle and· plenty of sleep."
"My ten tile guests sing for me, children are all together and ready, and keep me happy."
and to call the roll."
They love putting on their gas masks when there is an air-raid wamlag-In fact, some of them
would like to wear them all the time. It's a grand game for them.
"It Is my job to ce that
Wish Me Luck," with words by Phil Park and music by Harry Parr Davies, has been published by Chap- pell.
The first issue of gramophone re- cords, with Gracie slaging the song, the has been sold out..
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STROHEIM ARRESTED
TIRIC VON STROHEIM, German
Aim actor who so often has played the role of a German spy or a Prussiari officer, was arrested in Fontainebleau, near' Paris, re- cently. Police thought he looked Prussian, took him for a prisoner of war who had escaped.
-Ile was quickly released when the police found out their ruis- take, A huge crowd Fallered the actor, wha netoally fought in the German Army ti the last war. and demanded his autograph,
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Von Stroheim' is enjoying great popularity in France (reports the British United Press) because be wishes to fight for the Freneli Hitlertam. The against
Trench War Ministry is expected to accept als offer.
A Look Through
The Telegraph"
50 YEARS AGO
Nov. 16, 1880, Cortain Englishmen are said to be still holding on to their Confederate bonds with the hope that they will, some time be paid.
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A pretty article of dress is called the "Hornhardt mantelette." It something between a cape, and a collar, and is very becoming to any one who, like Annie Laurfe, in the proud posses-j sor of a long, swan-like throut:
The German Federal Counel) bas only just wound up the accounts of the indemnity of £200,000,000 pald to Ger- many by France at the close of the war in 1871 and it has decided that the balance, amounting to £110,035, shall be divided among the different Staten of the Empire in the same proportion as the larger, sum which has already been distributed, Prussin, of coureo, taking the lion's share. Prance paid every penny of the colossal ropaentions im posed by victorious Germany, In the 3870 war. The French people made superhuman sacrifices in order to wipe of the debt-ride).
Whilst Union Church is being moved up to the more inexpensivo alte en Kennedy Road, service will be held in the Theatre Royal, Clly fail.
25 YEARS AGO
Nav. 15, 1014. The death of "Earl Roberts-is-an- nounced in the following Press Bureau. communique: Earl Kitchener announceal with deep regzot, which he knows will be shared by the whole army, that he has received this evening the following telegram from Field Marshal Sir John French: "deeply regret to tell you
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The Press Bureau dds that Earl Roberts, who was on a brief visit to France to great the Indian troops, of] which he was Colonel-in-Chief,
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Bir-Now .I.M.S. Emden no longer rules the waves of the Eastern sens 1 CAD reason why the bents of the Star Ferry Company should not conutno their old time-table, and run up to a) later hour than they do at present.
The hour of departure of the last ferry from Victoria City to the mal const in not at ull convenient to thoro) resident of Kowigen who trequently! accept the hospitality of their Peak, frlends to partake of bread and drink. wing at their festivo tables, and I mera and breaks up the conviviality of the evening in having to rise at such an early hour in order to get to one's own bed across the water.
Surely the that furries could leave, ay nt i a'clock, now that everything is no perfectly safe within the harboar precincts. There is really nothing to fear at all-nothing whatever.-Mosta AKGELO TITKARDII..
30 YEARS AGO
Nov. 10, 1929.
In A agnation I been caused political circles following the disclosero that an important despatch from tha German Ambassador in Moscow bas been stolen from official archives by Communists.
The Government fa prosecuting strict enquiries into the theft of the letter, which was n confidential despatch, ad- dressed by the Gorman Ambassador in Moscow to the Foreign Ofic..
The latter has since been published In the Communist newspaper, the "Red Fing."
The German Ambassador dealt in bin despatch with the position of the Ger-Į in Russia, thou: toan peasant settler sands of whom are now leaving Russi and endeavouring to reach Canada,
The letter Informa the Foreign Ofles! candidly, that there is no prospect of the Barlet Government abandoning Ital policy of soclatining agriculture for the sake of a few hundred thousand Ger- man calonlets or for the sake of Russo- German relations,
5 YEARS AGO
Nov. 10, 1934. There is every hope sow that the British plan for a gentleman's agro- mont
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